Queen Dong


Queen Dong, birth name Dong You, posthumous name Chaowu Wangfei, was the princess consort of Koxinga and mother of Zheng Jing.

Biography

In 1623, Dong was born in a Jinjiang family with scholar-official, and her father was Dong Yangxian, a politician of Southern Ming. In 1642, Dong married Koxinga and gave birth to Zheng Jing. In 1649, Koxinga became Prince of Yanping ; as the result, Dong became his princess consort. In 1662, Koxinga defeated Frederick Coyett and his army in the Siege of [Fort Zeelandia], and Kingdom of Tungning was later built. After Koxinga died, Dong's son Zheng Jing won the succession to the throne of Tungning by defeating Zheng Xi in a civil war and Zheng Tai in a political struggle. In 1681, Dong died in Tainan, Taiwan.

Family

Royal of Tungning

Dong's descendants

  1. Zheng Jing
  2. #Zheng Kezang
  3. #Zheng Keshuang
  4. Zheng Cong
  5. Zheng Ming
  6. Zheng Rui
  7. Zheng Zhi

    Dong's family

  • Dong Ciqiao
  • *Dong Yangbin
  • *Dong Yangxian
  • **Dong Yin
  • **Dong Lin
  • **Dong Kui
  • **Dong Ju
  • **Dong Wu
  • **Dong Yin
  • **Dong Zhou
  • **Dong Qian
  • *Dong Yangyu